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Dennis's Flying Lesson Jun 10, 2012

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On a recent trip to central America, Dennis Conrow wrote and recorded a short story and enlisted the help of some locals in San Pedro, Guatemeala to be characters in the story. This is some raw tape and an excpert form the porject.

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English as an Unknown Language Jun 08, 2012

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This is what english sounds like to someone who doesn't speak it?

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The Ice Boat Jun 07, 2012

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When Dan Newman 's ice boat crashed through the surface of the frozen lake he had no idea he was about to do something that had never been done.

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Veritas Caput May 07, 2012

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The sound of the headwaters of the Mississippi River at Lake Itasca, Minnesota.

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Time Machine? Apr 27, 2012

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An awkward moment with Jeffrey Lewis.

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A Calling Card for Friendship Apr 20, 2012

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A collection of field recordings made around the State of Colorado between 1982 and 1987.

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Re-Neavus Apr 18, 2012

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I lent my friend Moose a tape recorder and he returned it with with tape full of interviews he had done with his friends. One of those interviews was with Herbie, an artist who collaborated with a couple bearded friends to make a sculpture called Re-Neavus. I cut it up and added some music by Barin Darnew.

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The Flaneur Apr 10, 2012

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Speed Levitch giving one of his signature wlaking tours of Columbia, Missouri.

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Gainsborough Creek Mar 31, 2012

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Luke Cumberland is a second-year student in the MFA writing program at Washington University. He is editor of the anthology "Faces of Virginia Poetry", available on LuLu.com. His most recent poetry has been published on StatusHat.org. He is from Virginia; he lives in St. Louis and he has never lost an arm wrestling match in his life.

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Candy's Hair Affair Mar 29, 2012

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I found this recording in a box of old tapes. I think I picked it up at a thrift store in Louisiana. It appears to be role playing excercises at a beauty school.

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